what are some things about the civil rights movement did malcolm x opoose

moral appeal

integration

nonviolence

coalition with whites

why did malcolm x reject the moral appeal of the civil rights movement

civil rights movement was based on the appeal to americans about justice, but you could not appeal to people morally if they were not moral people

why did malcolm x reject integration

attacked segregation but attacked integration as white supremacy because whites did not move from the suburbs to the inner city- his vision was one of separation with separate areas for blacks and whites

why did malcolm x reject nonviolence

thought that it was ineffective and degrading

why did malcolm x think that nonviolence was ineffective

changes that it brought were only incremental - if whites really wanted to, they could solve problems over night

why did malcolm x think that nonviolence was degrading

whites had used violence against blacks and it perpetuated the system of slavery because whites used violence to enforce it

why did malcolm x reject coalition with whites

could not work with the enemy that had oppressed them for so long

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in terms of black nationalism, what topics did malcolm x develop

politically

economically

socially

racial separation

racial pride

retaliatory violence

define the problem as HUMAN RIGHTS NOT CIVIL RIGHTS

how did malcolm x envision that blacks would have black nationalism politically

blacks would control the politics of their communities in all aspects of life

how did malcolm x envision that blacks would have black nationalism economically

black communities should not white stores because that would not build the economy for blakcs

how did malcolm x envision that blacks would have black nationalism socially

blacks should work together to remove all evils like crime and drug addiction

how did malcolm x envision that blacks would have black nationalism with racial separation

wanted separate land for african americans

how did malcolm x envision that blacks would have black nationalism with racial pride

restore a sense of identity and pride because blacks had been taught to think of themselves as inferiors

how did malcolm x envision that blacks would have black nationalism with retaliatory violence

revolutions like the american revolution were bloody- so would this

how did malcolm x envision that blacks would have black nationalism with human rights instead of civil rights

if they framed the issue as a human right they could appeal to international organizations like the UN

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